Apple May Use Flash Memory For Notebooks (TechWeb)

Apple May Use Flash Memory For Notebooks (TechWeb)

TechWeb - A shift to flash memory in place of slower hard-disk drives would eliminate one headache for consumers: lengthy startup times when turning on computers.



Intel Enters Market for Flash-Based Hard Drives (PC Magazine)

PC Magazine - Analysts began speculating late last week that Apple Inc., along with LG, may soon be releasing flash-based laptops later in the year. Today, news from Santa Clara-based Intel, the company that currently supplies Apple with its processors, may lend some credence to that assertion.



Dell polls PC users on favorite Linux varieties (InfoWorld)

InfoWorld - Dell began polling customers about their software preferences on Tuesday as part of an effort by the struggling PC vendor to meet a popular request for desktops and notebooks that run on Linux instead of Windows.



MSFT Live Replaces Google for Lenovo

...deal the Chinese computer maker had with Google, the leader in online searches, to pre-load its toolbar on its desktop and notebook computers.



3M Files Patent Suit Against Notebook Makers (PC World)

PC World - 3M Co. has filed suit against several big electronics companies, including Sony Corp. and Lenovo Group Ltd., for allegedly violating two patents related to lithium-ion battery technology.